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Business Studies

Aims

GCSE Business Studies at Wishmore Cross
Academy gives our pupils a chance to explore how businesses work and the real
issues they face. The six different units provide opportunities to explore theories
and concepts, while learning about current events in the business and economic
world.

Pupils will apply their knowledge and understanding to
different frameworks ranging from small to large (global) businesses and
develop an understanding of the different behaviours for each.

Pupils will learn all about the decision making process,
including understanding the effects of business activity, influences,
operations, finance, marketing and human resources.

Pupils will draw on their knowledge and understanding to:

use
terminology and key words to identify and explain business activity

develop
problem solving and decision making skills relevant to businesses

investigate,
analyse and evaluate opportunities and issues

Scheme of Work

Year 1 (3 units)

-Business
in the real world

-Influences
on business

-Human resources

Year 2 (3 units)

-Operations
management

-Marketing

-Finance

Assessment objectives

The exams
will measure how students have achieved the following assessment objectives.

·AO1:
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of business concepts and issues.

·AO2:
Apply knowledge and understanding of business concepts
and issues to a variety of contexts.

·AO3:
Analyse and evaluate information and issues to demonstrate understanding of
business activity, make judgements and draw conclusions.

Assessment

What’s assessed?

-Business
in the real world

-Influences on business

-Business operations (paper 1)

-Human resources (paper 1)

-Marketing (paper 2)

-Finance
(paper 2)

How it’s assessed

-Two
written exams: 1 hour 45 minutes each

-90 marks per paper

-Each
paper worth 50% of GCSE

Questions per paper

-Section A
has multiple choice questions and short answer questions worth 20 marks.